Postcode district · Basingstoke
Crime in RG21
How much crime is recorded in RG21, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 34,292 (2024)
How safe is RG21
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG21, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
RG21National
Violence and sexual offences30.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Shoplifting9.48.4
Burglary8.79.1
Public order6.74.6
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Other theft4.74.5
Drugs3.12.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.